Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether the association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and incident sexually transmitted infection (STI) varies with more extreme BV scores. Study Design…
Five randomized trials have assessed efficacy of cervical cerclage in prevention of preterm birth (PTB) in singleton gestations with prior PTB and a short cervical length (CL) <25 mm <24…
A proportion of reproductive age women are affected by gynecologic malignancies. This patient population is faced with difficult decisions, related to their cancer care and treatment, as well as future…
With widespread use of ultrasound in early pregnancy, incidental adnexal masses are detected frequently. This article reviews the differential diagnosis, appropriate evaluation, and current treatment options for adnexal masses in…
Effective communication is a hallmark of safe patient care. Challenges to effective interprofessional communication in maternity care include differing professional perspectives on clinical management, steep hierarchies, and lack of administrative…
THE ISSUE: Undeniably, the 2 major risk factors for preterm births, the bane of modern obstetrics, are history of spontaneous delivery <37 weeks and transvaginal cervical length <2.5 cm. A…
Objective We sought to extend our prior observations and histopathologically characterize key metabolic enzymes ( CYP1A1 ) with markers of oxidative damage in the placental sections from smokers. Study Design…
Case notes Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) and magnetic resonance (MR)–guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation are increasingly used in clinical practice as nonsurgical treatment modalities for symptomatic uterine fibroids. However,…
A woman presented with virilization symptoms and elevated testosterone; however, a neoplastic source of excess androgen was not found on imaging. Eventually, the patient revealed she was exposed to transdermal…
We describe the case of an elderly female with total genital prolapse and superinfected uterine myasis. The successful treatment included mechanical extraction of the larvae, antibiotics, and ivermectin (this last…
